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She discovered the period luminosity relationship of cepheid variables
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What other things in the sky occur in a sequence or cycle?
Well, Binary Stars, and Gamma Ray Bursts may be worth an investigation. As would be the Cepheid Variables, those famous stars that first gave us a yardstick with which to measure the size of the Universe!And have a crack at Henrietta Swan Leavitt while you are at it. A much overlooked scientist.
What did Edwin hubble and henrietta leavitt work on?
Henrietta Swan Leavitt is one of the greatest women to work in astronomy. Because of the distinction between men and women in the 1900's - she was not even allowed to work a telescope.She was classified as nothing more than a human computer, but her work pivoted the discovery of the period luminosity relation of Cepheid variables.This provided an important yardstick for measuring distances in the Universe, which was lacking at the time.Even though she made one of the greatest breakthroughs in astronomy, she was not credited with it, Edwin Hubble took it!!
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Albert Einstein became a famous scientist in 1905
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Was Albert Einstein A Famous Scientist?
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What is Henrietta Swan Leavitt's birthday?
Henrietta Swan Leavitt was born on July 4, 1868.
How did henrietta swan leavitt idie?
i think what you were trying to say was "How did Henrietta Swan Leavitt die? not idie
What did Henrietta Swan Leavitt do?
nothing
What did henrietta leavitt discover?
American astronomer, Henrietta Swan Leavitt is renowned for her discovery of the period-luminosity relation of Cepheid variables.
Which branch of science did henrietta leavitt achieve?
Henrietta leavitt was a fantastic women and she achieved the branch in science "cancer". Is this the truth or am I guessing?
Who were the family of Henrietta Swan Leavitt?
She was the daughter of a congregational church minister, George Roswell Leavitt and Henrietta Swan Kendrick. She had two siblings who died at a young age.
Does Henrietta leavitt has any accomplishments?
yes she does
Did Henrietta Leavitt Die?
yes sorry
Is Henrietta Swan Leavitt deaf?
Yes, extremely.
Where did Henrietta Leavitt die?
december 12 1921
What is one of henrietta swan leavitt quote?
"A straight line can readily be drawn among each of the two series of points corresponding to maxima and minima, thus showing that there is a simple relation between the brightness of the variables and their periods."Henrietta Swan Leavitt describing her famous discovery.
Was Henrietta Leavitt married?
It is unknown that Henrietta Swan Laevit was ever married and if she was, there is no records of her having a husband.
